How to Erase Hard Drive on a Mac Fix "Erase Process Has Failed" - Tutorial 2020

[@Zack-sb4bu]

Much appreciated, it worked. Quick tip for everyone; pay attention to which disk you're formating, he typed in disk2 but in my case it was disk3, so pay close attention guys.

[@PS-zk7ff]

I tried several videos with no luck. This one finally worked. Thank you so much.

[@ajchapman616]

Thank you! I thought I purchased a faulty drive but now it's working.

[@Pjbgator]

Thanks for taking the time to post this. Fixed a problem I had with an external drive that would no mount after the Mac shutdown in the middle of a file transfer. Very clear and to the point instructions!

[@kelvinhaizel4361]

can someone please help me? when I get to the password line it doesn't allow me to input anything. all it shows is the key symbol. How did you go about it?

[@Ayoubfad]

@@kelvinhaizel4361 it's normal. just type your password even if u don't see it being typed and hit enter

[@fourwheeler48]

Thank you really very much! After looking for 3 weeks in Google for how to format my LaCie 4 T HD I was going to buy a new one but then I discover this video: it worked perfectly at first try.

[@LuisMorales-zl4np]

Man, I’ve been struggling with a SSD for four days, until I found this video. Thanks 🙏🏻

[@virtuist-in-training]

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!! After 5 hours of grief, your video saved me!

[@kelvinhaizel4361]

Can someone please help me? when I get to the password line, it doesn't allow me to input anything. all it shows is the key symbol. How did you go about it?

[@salvatori27]

@@kelvinhaizel4361 me too

[@trapper_john_fpv2024]

Fixed my HD. Just unboxed a Seagate, it wanted me to use an app to format it for Mac, i decided to use disk utility instead. Unfortunately the format/erase process failed. The disk would not mount after, thought i was F**ked (i need this for an out of state video job in a few days). I followed the instructions and now this HD is fixed. Thanks!

[@nsa.jonathan4738]

can you help me? i unboxed a seagate and this wont work.

[@trapper_john_fpv2024]

@@nsa.jonathan4738 I’ve had a few seagates that were just dead out of the box. If you plug it in and get no response from the drive, I’d just return it and get a new one.

[@nadam5798]

You saved me! Thank you so so so much! I was starting to lose hope with all the other videos! Appreciate it

[@porkchopsanddoobies]

This worked for me on my Mac Studio. It did not do the prompting around the 2:39 mark so I retried and still did not do the prompting. I then opened Finder and tried to drag a file into the HD and it worked. Thanks!

[@TchokoteHerve]

This is the best solution for this problem on the internet.

[@Tips2Fix]

Wow what a comment , thank you
Im happy to help

[@VGRProductions1337]

finally someone who knows all the commands and steps instead of half of them, great video helped within seconds of watching!

[@Tips2Fix]

😍

[@madarab6874]

@@Tips2Fix Wiping volume data to prevent future accidental probing failed. : (-69825) any help

[@kinzydwaynecarter6156]

@@Tips2Fix Thanks but after following your tutorial I got this error 'Wiping volume data to prevent future accidental probing failed. : (-69825)'

[@prashantshah9090]

Dear SIR THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!! After 5 hours of grief, your video saved me!

[@juanorozco9540]

This was very informative and very direct. Thank you for your effort and time in making this video.

[@limseehong]

what I did was instead for erasing the disk on Catalina, I did it using Disk Utility in Mojave and it just worked.

[@khzal4361]

wow ,this was a saviour..worked for me like a charm..my disk is back to life! many thanks!

[@Tips2Fix]

you're welcome

[@LukePeavyGolf]

Definitely just saved me a headache my man blessings to you!

[@bvodola]

It worked for me!
diskutil list
sudo diskutil unmountDisk force /dev/disk2
diskutil erasedisk ExFAT NewHdName disk2

[@cindycandy1998]

Thank you so much!! It works on my WD Elements

[@nononononutty]

BEST THANKS FOR A MILLION TIMES

[@Tips2Fix]

you are welcome brother

[@bobfred2625]

Thankyou so much! I still lost all my data but at least I can restore the hard drive

[@INFINITY_MUSIC]

Thank you for the tip Just had same error on a drive I bought 2nd hand guess what It worked following your steps!!

[@rt2904]

Worked perfectly, thank you, from New Zealand!

[@Tips2Fix]

You're welcome!

[@rory-owendelaney2]

This works. And nothing else worked. "diskutil erasedisk ExFAt WD-Black disk2." Thanks a million :)

[@lrapp6022]

Thank you very much for posting this. It enabled me to save a 2TB HDD that I was ready to throw away.

[@kelvinhaizel4361]

can someone please help me? when I get to the password line it doesn't allow me to input anything. all it shows is the key symbol. How did you go about it?

[@abjeet1]

adding sudo as you suggested fixed problem.. sudo is needed for protected disks where permission denied message fails the process. thank you

[@deepanadkarni3296]

This definitely worked and helped me. Thanks much! Kudos!

[@Tips2Fix]

Glad it helped!

[@IAMSESTAK]

You're a lifesaver. Thank you.

[@Tips2Fix]

You're welcome!

[@damienternes9486]

This just helped me out tremendously, thanks a bunch.

[@Tips2Fix]

Nice to hear it , thank you for comment

[@Claire-xb3vw]

This worked perfectly for me, and saved so much grief! Thank you so much

[@nityish]

Thank You... This video really helped me. 😀

[@Eddymarkfilmz12345]

This work like magic 🙏

[@brokenwafu1]

Worked like a charm! Thank you!

[@Tips2Fix]

Glad it helped!

[@akshatambavkar4708]

damm bro thankyou soooo much finally my wd external is working...

[@MrToc1704]

This helped me as well…thank you!!!

[@inacarolino]

THANK YOU SO MUCH THIS IS THE ONLY TUTORIAL THAT WORKED FOR ME HUHU CANT THANK YOU ENOUGH

[@abdullahaliyuw]

Just did it fine. Thank you for this one.

[@JoshuaLoveofficial]

I couldn't unmount the disk, but I was able to erase it. Thank you very much

[@Agam_Abhi]

Thank you so much for making this video and helping others.❤

[@franckmerot9435]

Fantastic it worked. Thank you 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@SLuCaRaSa]

Thanks dude for this tips !! Continue to add more videos, best regards !!

[@SLuCaRaSa]

Do you know how to convert files .dmg or .pkg into .app ? I'm looking for create an external ssd with a macOS to repare my Mac mini, it's an 2011 model A1347, the latest version that it can support it's High Sierra, and I want to create my external ssd with my MacBook Pro which is on the last version Monterey. Can you give me some tips please ? Thanks!!

[@manbyro7493]

Worked alright for me. Thanks.

[@djrickyvybes]

Works like a charm thanks a milli !!!!

[@Tips2Fix]

Nice thank you for your comment , this method its good and safe still
Works great

[@OyiKresnamurti]

super, BIG THANKS bro!

[@SpeakerPhones]

WOW THE ONLY VID THAT WORKS

[@imbrenojansen]

Thank you! It worked perfectly.

[@Tips2Fix]

Glad it helped!

[@Ludwig6583]

Thank you! fixed it

[@sinsy12]

This worked for me, thank you!

[@jetlag_beats]

Thanks... instant solution...works perfect!

[@Tips2Fix]

Nice thank you for comment

[@jjd7644]

it worked. thanks mate

[@AlainDelonCiang]

Appreciated, it worked. Thank you so much, Blessings to you

[@koninja9017]

Your awesome, thank you from the year 2022

[@smhershey11]

It works. Thank you so much for this video.

[@Tips2Fix]

You are welcome

[@Abdulaziz_B]

Very helpful, thanks.

[@thekaylataylorshow5907]

Thank you so much seriously! 💪🏾💯

[@recalcitrantimbroglio]

Excellent, thanks very much!!

[@Tips2Fix]

You are welcome!

[@shahkhalidkakar7366]

Thanks Finally it worked ❤️

[@vadimwerefkin]

It worked perfect bro! Thnx!!! I coudnt with other methods-----

[@Tips2Fix]

Glad it helped

[@krakerjak17]

Thank you!! Solved my issue

[@adityajarangmulangindra8770]

thanks you very much sir. it works

[@-reupload-9321]

It works, thank you

[@dimabelan388]

Nice thanks it’s works for me

[@Tips2Fix]

Enjoy

[@iwenaramdini8501]

Aaaaaaa Thankyou so much!!

[@delvemusic2524]

Many thanks - it worked a treat!

[@JSmooove]

THANK YOU

[@tdarden1]

Clearly and exactly fixed my problem! Thank you!

[@kelvinhaizel4361]

can someone please help me? when I get to the password line it doesn't allow me to input anything. all it shows is the key symbol. How did you go about it?

[@harishneelawani5221]

Thank Your It worked for me

[@abdelhafidbourihane1158]

You save my life bro 🙏🙏🙏

[@nn---mth2154]

Thanks a lot!

[@assemsabbah9677]

thank you man

[@kanishksuri9632]

Thanks Man!

[@Tips2Fix]

Glad to help!

[@rpw_swift]

You saved my life. Thank you.

[@oneawaytravel]

Worked for me Thank you!

[@Juliuses]

Thanks! Worked fine on a 64GB stick also.

[@xk120c]

Genius!! Worked perfectly..

[@priyankamuneshwar9192]

Thank you so much for this video

[@Tips2Fix]

You are so welcome!

[@benkosiek4350]

THANK YOU SO MUCH BRO

[@Tips2Fix]

You're welcome!

[@janikemppinen318]

Thank you very much indeed!

[@manishpatel2132]

Thank you Bro
You saved me🎉

[@Tips2Fix]

Happy to help

[@honeybunny1916]

thanks for video! that's really helpful 💕😁

[@thiizguy]

Perfect!

[@anoopvarghese3365]

Worked thanks man :)

[@mayankgarhwalofficial6385]

Big thanks ❤

[@costas96ck]

THANK YOUUUUUU !!!

[@Tips2Fix]

You are welcome my friend

[@JSLSAA]

Hi. When running your command, I get "Error: -69830: This operation requires an unmounted disk" Please help

[@italonelli1233]

I get same error u found a way to solve it ?

[@TheKillerBloody]

@@italonelli1233 me too

[@MittalJadeja68]

Same here

[@vishalsingh504]

Same thing getting

[@garethh7492]

Saved my drive! Thankyou!

[@GavinChapmanphotography]

Thanks man you saved my hdd!

[@larryyee7597]

Didn't work for me. I got:
Error: -69760: Unable to write to the last block of the device

[@paulocesarsette]

I got the same here: A writable disk is required (-69772)

[@rakesnag]

Got the same error, any idea how to fix it?

[@cuev4]

didnt work for me as well, A writable disk is required (-69772)

[@sechaaa]

THANK YOUUU 😭

[@audioboy-on-Odysee]

If you take your time, watch the video and follow the instructions in the description it should work fine. I was completely stuck before I find this vid. All sorted now, thanks.

[@Tips2Fix]

Glad I could help!

[@Irish_Mart]

This does not work for all. It's not working for me and based on other comments, other people are having similar issues!!!! Error message is: Error: -69760: Unable to write to the last block of the device

[@akunvip4273]

don't work forme
Error: -69877: Couldn't open device

[@beuwithcrystal]

I got the same code, were you able to get it to work eventually

[@vardanhovakimyan7633]

me too

[@sumeet3462]

Solved... Thanks

[@PauloOliveiraR]

Thank you so much

[@shaan1039]

Thanks brother it worked for me

[@freelanxe]

Life Saver!!!

[@lybacchampas6858]

🤩 ❤❤❤thanks for the help…

[@Tips2Fix]

you are welcome my friend

[@microsoftman5]

The terminal coding work but then the disk just disappears from the list... "Error: -69877: Couldn't open drive"

[@billivarela1082]

For me I got -69772

[@junisatya]

Hey I followed the step but in the end it seems fail with this notif : Error: -69825: Wiping volume data to prevent future accidental probing failed. Can you help me further? Thanks!

[@bigbawsz2054]

Everything works up until I execute the erase command it starts calculating but stays stuck at 50% any ideas?

[@gurmeetchahal74]

Same issue I am facing

[@mahendiranrajkumar8264]

Same 😅😅

[@lave1189]

Worked perfectly.